Around Thornton ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Thornton, with the nearest first.
- Goodells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
- Smiths Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sparlingville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sparlingville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparlingville
- Wadhams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wadhams is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadhams
- Lambs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
- Lambs has also been known as:
- Lamb
- Ruby
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ruby is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Atkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gardendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- North Street
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Macomb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Former name for Memphis:
- Well's Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <1>
- Port Huron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For more communities neighboring Thornton, please visit our County-by-County Page for Thornton.
Saint Clair County ...
Thornton is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Clair County: Lapeer, Macomb & Sanilac. Lake Huron lies to the east, the Saint Clair River to the southeast and the border of the Canadian Province of Ontario on the east side of the Saint Clair River.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Thornton ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thornton.
Airports Near Thornton ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Thornton and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Thornton.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Michigan:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Thornton), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |